The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
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mstten took Q trip TO Jolist ysstsrds
In special car fitted with the ne,
journal boz invention known 40 th
sharpneck anti friction journal DO,
the object OF the trip being TO tes
these new journal boxes, with a via,
to their general adoption. Anon
those present were ]. T. CLARK, pensra
superintendent OF the Chicago. Mi
wsvkee and 81. Paul railroad: A. j
Earring, assistant superintendent; j
M. Lowrie, general master mechanic
j. N. Gar. superintendent of tb,
car department.; w. q. collins, di
vision superintendent; George Gibbs
mechanical engineer, all OF the sam,
road; + ]. Chase, general euperin
tendent Atchison, Topeka and SAINT,
Fe railroad; b. K. Verbryck, maste,
car builder Chicago, Rock Island ant
Pacific railroad, and president O.
the Master Oar Bnilders' Associa
ton OF the United States; W. 3
Soarpneck, the Inventor, and Other
officials OF the Shsrpneck Company
were aleo present. The test was de.
cided success. Many miles OF the trip,
which was over the Rock Island road,
were made faster than a mile q min
ute, with the boxes perfectly cool OF
all times. At joliet toe car was de-
tached from the engine on a level
track, aud started and stopped both
wsys Of the track by O boy thirteen
years old with perfect esse. Consid
sring the fact that a Car fitted with the
ordinary boxes would require at least
ten men to start II, this demonstration
or the saving Of power was considered
wonderiul,all agreeing that the elai ms
that the company makes for this box
relative TO running without any lubri-
cation and the percentage of power
saved were fully verified. The pas.
senger coach No. 10. fitted with these
boxes, Ia now running dkly, and has
oil eady covered several thousand
miles without heat or friction.
lPhiiAdeIphia Timss.I
Perhaps the best example OF almost
total color blindness yet developed by
the examination 10 that OF q passenger
engineer who ran one OF the most I'm +.
portant and fastest trains on one Of the
divisions Of the road. Yet, In the face
OF the finding Of the examination, he
was given a certificate OF good color
perception from one OF the best ocu-
lists In the city. The dirty white
no or Is used because OF the white
hsgs used In signaling becoming dis.
colored by rain and dust. This color
The man called green, and matched
the green with six different shades OF
states and chocolates. A rose. colored
skein he called pink. This was cloee
enough, but when asked TO pick out
similar colors he pointed 10 three
shades of blue, three OF light green,
ons deep green and ons light
red. The red skein he named cor.
rectly, yet pointed to two shades
Of green, one bronze and one slate
color a. similar iinis. A red and a
dirty white he said were alike, aud a
a az, ,ad se aa, no ss'I IVA, was Igns REQ;
I ' leu no .aneu = un'y PINK ana
.. a o'ao UP plnA. an intense
,reen he said was pale red. A blue
40 called deep pink. While he was
Intelligent, Rad well, answered the
elegram correctly, and, while his sleht
20 p.'00. apu " soVv range " was
heoIJ .ns sn suNetae report
w hAue'shu ne was uischarged.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 3o-Fmuk
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'"" 'A'n"so' nso IN interview
With the managers OF the i'm.
,ortant railxav linz iaad,n. .on,h
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o~ "A'.'Hs'on anu oonc'uueu ne
'ohatons 'or one oil the most import
INT traffic railway arrangements ever
,ntered into nv the Psnn,vlv,n,a rail-.
Dad, The ursngemsn ants smh,acs tha
Of tbree tbrongh Gon,bs,n
ines In order 10 oyerc,me tbs sxnanss
nd DELAYS by tbs Numerous t,ap.is,s
Incident 10 the shIpment oi IraIght
rom the cities and intsrior noln,s in
he south detained 10 poIn,s North
cached by the PennavlvanIs ,.il,osd
ys,em, fhere we're nresent Al ths IN.
srylew John Robinson' prssidsnt oI
he seaboard and Roanoke ys,lro,d.
4 Walters. general msnsga, oI A..
| tlant,o Coast line, " M Thom..
speral manager of he Richmond ana
)anyille TaIIread, sol Rass t,,m,
Manager of The yi,yin}, and
Midland railroad ana Ishn
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